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Israel’s Lincoln moment
By EARL SCHWARTZ Nearly 80 years have passed since Israel’s founders signed its Declaration of Independence, which includes the pledge...
Getting read out of the faith
Minnesota’s Jewish U.S. attorney Andy Luger spoke on the Temple Israel bima during a Jan. 25 community forum on antisemitism....
Eli Leonard headlines Twin Cities Jewish Humor Fest
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN It’s nice to have a local boy as the headliner for this year’s Twin Cities Jewish Humor...
News from the Jewish World — and the Jewish world
My editorial in the July issue looked back at some personal highlights from 28 years working at the Jewish World....
Les Block, our music maven
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It’s hard to know where to start when writing a remembrance of Les Block, a multifaceted musician,...
‘Rav’ and ‘chaver,’ rabbi and friend, Kassel Abelson dies at 99
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Rabbi Kass Abelson wrote The Book on Eulogies. It was his turn to be...
Jews bring the funny to the Fringe
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN I’ve always thought that there were some parallels between the Children of Israel during the Exodus from...
A bright future for American Jewish World
(Editor's note: At the end of this editorial there is an appeal for donations. It's been pointed out to me...
Repressing memories of a week in 1970
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Martha Hodes wanted to know what it was like to be 12 years old, traveling with...
Editorial: A mosque is like a synagogue
“A man sought in connection with two arsons at Minneapolis synagogues has been arrested and is set to appear in...
